Markus Brier

Markus Brier (born 5 July 1968) is an Austrian professional golfer. He won twice on the European Tour and in 2008 was his country's second highest ranked player, behind Bernd Wiesberger.

Career
Brier won the Swiss and German Amateur Opens in the mid-1990s, and turned professional in 1995 at a relatively late age. Nine top ten finishes, including five top threes, on the 1999 Challenge Tour earned him third place on the season ending money list and playing privileges on the European Tour for 2000. He retained his tour card through his final position on the order of merit every year, except for 2002 and 2010 when he regained it through final qualifying school.

Since joining the European Tour, Brier has continued to play in his home event, the Austrian Open, winning it on two occasions during a period when it was a Challenge Tour event. In 2006 the tournament was promoted back onto the main European Tour schedule, now under the sponsored title BA-CA Golf Open. In its first year back, Brier once again took the title, in the process becoming the first Austrian golfer to win a European Tour event. This win helped him to his then best year-end finish on the Order of Merit of 49th.

Brier's second European Tour win came in 2007 at the Volvo China Open and he improved his position on the year end Order of Merit to 32nd. He has also featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

In 2012, Brier failed to regain his card at qualifying school. He failed to do so again in 2016 at age 48. He was the oldest competitor during 2016 Q School. Had he placed high enough, he would have been the oldest player to graduate to the European Tour via Q School.

Amateur wins

 * 1994 Swiss Amateur Open Championship
 * 1995 German Amateur Open Championship

European Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Alps Tour wins (3)
 * Note: The 2005 MAN NÖ Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

European Senior Tour wins (1)
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Note: Brier never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

Results in senior major championships
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} "T" indicates a tie for a place CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances
Amateur
 * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Austria): 1985
 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Austria): 1991, 1993
 * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Austria): 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994

Professional
 * World Cup (representing Austria): 2004, 2007
 * Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007